Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.9825 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9825 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
60th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.9834 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8572 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.9825 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus peaked at 0.9834 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8572 GPIA, in 1999.
Cyprus ranks 60th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8572 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8805 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8681 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8704 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8728 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8764 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8872 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9107 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9121 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9054 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9065 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9077 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9211 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9313 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9375 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9572 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9513 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.958 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9471 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9636 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.977 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9698 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9834 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9825 GPIA | -0.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.9825 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.9825 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8572 GPIA | 0.8572 GPIA | 0.8572 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.889 GPIA | 0.8681 GPIA | 0.9121 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9452 GPIA | 0.9077 GPIA | 0.977 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9778 GPIA | 0.9698 GPIA | 0.9834 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.65 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,083 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 137 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,211 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,230 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,596 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus was 0.9825 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9834 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8572 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cyprus ranks 60th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release